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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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